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"these are not exceptional examples out of DSM-III. The over- all drift is what contemporary modern psychiatry, epitomised by this DSM manual translated into eighteen languages, is imposing all over the world—a mandate to strip anyone of their civil liber- ties, of habeas corpus; and to apply involuntary incarceration, chemicalisation of a person, electric shocks, and non-injurious torture; to homogenise people who are out of line. Presented as a medical operation, it is an undercover operation.'” Awareness Network (CAN) for whom he has regularly consulted and lectured for nearly two decades. As is the modus operandi of CAN ‘deprogrammers' today, unwilling subjects marked for treat- ment at West's violence research centre were to be kidnapped and forcibly brought in for treatment. Considering his well-document- ed anti-religious attitude, it is not unreasonable to speculate that such facilities would have been used to treat ‘cult’ members had they been allowed to go ahead, as around 1983, during his lectures West began calling for the development of a "medical model" for the elimination of what he considered "fake" religions, Should we accept such judgments from a man whose speciali- ties include interrogation employing sensory deprivation, hypnosis and psychoactive drugs, behaviour modification by means of elec- trical stimulation of the brain, and the application of electronic telemetry technologies to track and monitor subjects? Nazi Science vs Personal Freedom One of the leading figures in the anti-religious movement is Dr Louis Jolyon West. In 1973, whilst Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California (where Jonestown- linked psychologist Tom Grubbs also hails from), and Director of its Neuropsychiatric Instimte, West proposed the creation of The Center for the Study and Reduction of Violence. This facility was proposed to treat “undesirable behaviour" employing the very lat- est in neuropsychiatric and genetic manipulation techniques. Exactly what rated as "undesirable" was never qualified publicly. Despite vigorous support from then-Governor Reagan, the range of radical behaviour-modification practices that were to be con- ducted at the facility were considered so extreme that the Californian legislature refused to support them and instead labelled them as "Nazi science”. West is a veteran of the CIA's ongoing behaviour-modification research programs and operations, having been involved in classi- fied operations since at least 1953, as revealed by the agency's own documentation.’ He is also a prime mover in the Cult a proposed to treat “undesirable behaviour" employing the very lat- Are You on the Blacklist? est in neuropsychiatric and genetic manipulation techniques. So just what types of organisations qualify as ‘cults’ to this psy- Exactly what rated as "undesirable" was never qualified publicly. _ chiatric Dr Strangelove? In a paper co-written by West and fellow Despite vigorous support from then-Governor Reagan, the range psychologist and CAN consultant Dr Margaret Singer, entitled of radical behaviour-modification practices that were to be con- “Cults, Quacks and Nonprofessional Psychotherapies", which ducted at the facility were considered so extreme that the appears in DSM-III: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Californian legislature refused to support them and instead Mental Disorders, the following types of groups can be classified labelled them as "Nazi science”. as ‘cults’: West is a veteran of the CIA's ongoing behaviour-modification (1) neo-Christian cults; (2) Hindu and Eastern religious cults; research programs and operations, having been involved in classi- (3) occult, witchcraft and satanism cults; (4) spiritualist cults; (5) fied operations since at least 1953, as revealed by the agency's Zen and other Sino-Japanese philosophical mystical cults; (6) race own documentation.’ He is also a prime mover in the Cult cults; (7) flying saucer and i outer-space cults; (8) psychological CAN: Frot om “Mind Control to a Malicious Assault on Religious Freedom The Cult Awareness Network relies = Started as the Citizens Freedom Foun- | ie president of CAN, Michael upon members of the psychiatric dation, whose prime mover was con- Rokos, resigned his position community whose theories on mind con- _victed felon Ted Patrick, the groupchanged _ when his previously hid- trolhave been thoroughly _ its name to the Cult Awareness Network in den arrest record was discredited. an attempt to publicly distance itself from exposed. the violent and illegal practices involved in M. Rokos kidnapping and deprogramming. CAN’s Ex-President CITIZENS CULT DISCREDITED FREEDOM AWARENESS MIND CONTROL FOUNDATION (CFF) NETWORK (CAN) THEORIES Founded 1974 | | 1985/86 to now C. Kisser CAN Executive Director | members are en- CAN AFFILIATE T. Patrick gaged in kidnapping for S. Hassan CFF Prime Mover profit. Deprogrammer Deprogrammer = Started as the Citizens Freedom Foun- dation, whose prime mover was con- victed felon Ted Patrick, the group changed its name to the Cult Awareness Network in an attempt to publicly distance itself from the violent and illegal practices involved in kidnapping and deprogramming. exposed. CAN’s members are en- gaged in kidnapping for profit. NEXUS ¢ 19 Source: "A Criminal Assault on Religious Freedom", published by The Church of Scientology International OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1994